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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:birthDate
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c. 1809
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Osogun,_Oyo_Empire_(now_in_Nigeria)
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gptkbp:capturedBy
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slave raiders
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Dandeson_Coates_Crowther
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gptkbp:consecrationDate
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gptkb:Charles_Longley
29 June 1864
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gptkbp:deathDate
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31 December 1891
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
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gptkbp:denomination
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gptkb:Anglican
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gptkbp:diocese
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gptkb:Niger_Territories
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Fourah_Bay_College
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Yoruba
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bishop Samuel Crowther
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gptkbp:knownFor
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abolitionist activities
linguistic works on African languages
promoting education in Nigeria
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gptkbp:languageSpoken
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gptkb:Nupe
English
Hausa
Igbo
Yoruba
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneer of African Christianity
advocate for African leadership in the church
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gptkbp:liberatedBy
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gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Crowther_Graduate_Theological_Seminary,_Abeokuta
gptkb:Crowther_Memorial_College,_Lokoja
gptkb:Crowther_Radio,_Oyo
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Nigerian
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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consecrated as bishop at Canterbury Cathedral
founded missions along the Niger River
participated in Niger expeditions
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first African Anglican bishop
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:bishop
gptkb:linguist
gptkb:missionary
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gptkbp:ordainedYear
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1843
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gptkbp:organization
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gptkb:Church_Missionary_Society
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Susan_Crowther
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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biographies
historical studies
statues and monuments
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gptkbp:translatedInto
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Bible into Yoruba
Book of Common Prayer into Yoruba
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Church_Mission_Society
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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